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46 CFR §137.317

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If the cognizant OCMI has reasonable cause to believe the program for the drydock examination and internal structural examination is deficient, he or she may:
  1. (a)Require an audit of ongoing drydocking procedures and of documentation applicable to the vessel, in the presence of a representative of the cognizant OCMI;
  2. (b)Increase the frequency of the audits;
  3. (c)For vessels under the internal survey program, require an examination by a TPO;
  4. (d)Require any other action within his or her authority that he or she considers appropriate; or
  5. (e)For continued deficiencies, remove the vessel, owner, managing operator, or all three, from the TSMS option.